Step 1

Rinse the rice in several changes of water until the water runs clear. Washing off the extra starches will make your rice not sticky after cooked

Step 2

Use a large stainless steel strainer to drain off the water completely. Using a strainer is very effective to make sure no more water collects in between as this will affect the end result with your rice being too soft and mushy

Step 3

Use a 1:1 water to rice ratio. 1 cup of rice means you will need 1 cup of water. Use the same cup you are using to measure the rice to measure the liquid. Add the rice into the inner pot of the rice cooker. Add in water and salt (if using)

Step 4

My rice cooker can be set to “white rice” and that’s what I use. It usually takes about 20 minutes to cook white rice. Set yours to something similar with your rice cooker

Step 5

Once the rice cooker is done with cooking, wait for 10 minutes before opening the lid. Why? The rice will still continue to absorb the water. Opening the lid too soon and you will find the rice will be still a bit wetter and softer

Step 6

Fluff the rice gently with the rice paddle or a fork (be careful not to scratch the inner pot). I suggest using the rice paddle if you have one. Fluffy jasmine rice is ready to be served

Step 7

Use a 1:1 water to rice ratio. 1 cup of rice means you will need 1 cup of water. Use the same cup you are using to measure the rice to measure the liquid. Add the rice into the inner pot of Instant Pot. Add in water and salt (if using)

Step 8

Choose the setting: Pressure cooker or Rice. For Pressure Cooker: Close the lid and turn steam release valve to “sealing”. Press “Pressure Cooker” and make sure it’s on “High Pressure”. Set the timer to “3 minutes”For Rice: Close the lid and turn steam release valve to “sealing”. Press “Rice” and it will automatically set the timer

Step 9

Once the timer is up, wait for 10 minutes and then release pressure fully (if using pressure cooker setting). Wait for 10 minutes too if you are using “rice” setting

Step 10

Fluff the rice gently with the rice paddle or a fork. Fluffy jasmine rice is ready to be served

Step 11

Use a 1.5 :1 water to rice ratio. 1 cup of rice means you will need 1.5 cups of water. Use the same cup you are using to measure the rice to measure the liquid.

Step 12

Bring the measured liquid to a rolling boil in a saucepan. Add the rice and salt (if using) in and bring it back to a boil then lower the heat to low and cover with a tight-fitting lid. It's important that the heat is on low or it may boil over and water may dry up too quickly and you get a crust or uncooked rice at the bottom of the pot

Step 13

Let the rice cook for 20 minutes over low heat and then turn off the heat and wait for 10 minutes before opening the lid. The rice is still absorbing the liquid and continue cooking over residual heat

Step 14

Fluff the rice gently with the rice paddle or a fork. Fluffy jasmine rice is ready to be served